With the number of skilled welders available in the workforce dwindling, and the cost of recruiting and retaining them rising, NOW is the time to consider a robotic welder.
Typically, a structural steel fabricator spends a substantial amount of time on labor intensive, repetitive operations such as fitting and welding. Imagine how much simpler things would be if any part of this process could be affordably automated – Not only done faster, but also with consistent quality. It would increase output and free up man-power to perform other tasks.
Robotic welding of beams and columns is the next stage of automation. Imagine tacking all your attachments, placing the beam or column at the robotic welding station – hitting start – walking away to tack the next set of attachments, then coming back a short time later to a completed piece.
In the short time that the Challenger has been on the market, we already have customers with multiple Challengers in operation. No one buys a 2nd machine if the first machine doesn’t exceed their expectations!!!!
The Ocean Challenger structural steel robotic welder is designed and built exclusively for Ocean by AGT, world leaders in robotic technologies. It is specifically designed for fabricators looking to increase production output and reduce labor costs. The compact footprint, fast robotic automation and easy to use software makes the Ocean Challenger welding robot the ideal solution for any size shop striving to be more efficient and cost effective.
Robot Fanuc Arc Mate 120i
Welding Equipment
Lincoln Electric R450 Power Source
Wire Feeder
Welding Torch
Collision Detect
Torch Cleaning Station (reamer)
Typical Welding Speed – Fillet Welds (2F)
20 in/min for 3/16’’ weld – (500mm/min for 5mm weld)
15 in/min for 1/4’’ weld – (380mm/min for 6.5mm weld)
10 in/min for 5/16″ weld – (250mm/min for 8mm weld)
Beam Size
(Effective Welding Zone)
Section – Minimum 6″ / Maximum 40″
Length – Minimum 4′ / Maximum 50′
Gap Tolerances Maximum 1mm – No Gap Detection
Joint Detection Laser Touch Sensing
Process and Position
MCAW – Spray and Pulse Transfer – Horizontal (2F) or
GMAW – Spray and pulse transfer – Horizontal (2F)
Wire
MCAW: Hobart Fabcor Edge 0.045″ diameter (1.2mm) or
GMAW: Lincoln Electric SuperArc L-59 0.045’’ diameter (1.2mm)
Wire Classification
MCAW: AWS A5.18, A5.18M: E70C-6M H4 / CSA W48-06: E491C-6MJ-H4
GMAW: AWS A5.18/A5.18M: ER70S-6 / CSA W48-06: ER49S-6
Shielding Gas 85% Argon – 15% CO2 mix
Surface Finish All parts and beam must be clean & dry with low scale level
Electrical 480V 3ph 60Hz 50 kVA and 120V 1ph 60Hz 15A
Pneumatic
100 psi @ 20 CFM
Clean Air 0.005MM
Dry 99.9%, Unlubricated, 1/2″ NPT
Ethernet Speed Upload / Download speed > 10Mbs
Footprint w/Console & Safety Barrier 68′ x 15′ x 12’H
Weight 20,000 lbs.
